Irish Envy | Notre Dame Football Discussion - Notre Dame Football http://www.irishenvy.com/forums Onward to Victory! Notre Dame and general college football discussion. Mature, intelligent discussion invited. en Thu, 17 May 2012 12:22:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Irish Envy | Notre Dame Football Discussion - Notre Dame Football http://www.irishenvy.com/forums Casper 5th ND Member of CHOF and NFLHOF http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68966-casper-5th-nd-member-chof-nflhof.html Wed, 16 May 2012 21:25:18 GMT The ND press release below covers Casper's accomplishments in the classroom, on the college and NFL gridirons, and in life. In his senior year in the 1973, Undefeated, National Championship Season ND beat Alabama 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl, in one of the most exciting college football games every played. Everybody knows Clements sealed the win with a 35 yard pass to TE backup Robin Weber. Few recall that of Clements 7 completions in that game 4 were to TEs, the one to Weber for 35 yards and 3 to Casper for 75 yards. But Casper's play of the game was on a running play. With Bama up 17-14 in the 3Q, Mahalic returned a Bama fumble to their 12. On the next play Pennick ran left, Casper demolished the Tide DE, a future Tide Head Coach named Mike Dubose, then blew up a Safety near the goal line allowing Pennick to score. Two pancakes on the same play.

And yes, depsite being beat by ND in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Eve 1973, Alabama counts '73 as one of their National Championships.


David Casper Named To College Football Hall Of Fame - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
Consensus All-American, co-captain on Notre Dame's 1973 national championship team to be inducted in December.

May 15, 2012

Notre Dame Press Release


NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Former University of Notre Dame football All-American David Casper today has been named to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.

The 1973 consensus All-American is one of 14 former college players and three coaches named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The '12 class will be inducted at the 55th annual awards dinner on Dec. 4, 2012, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The players and coaches will be enshrined in the summer of 2013.

Casper becomes the 44th former Notre Dame player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Irish have six former coaches in the hall and the 50 total enshrines are the most of any NCAA institution, the most recent being Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown in 2009.

Born in Bemidji, Minn., Casper played his first three years of high school football at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin, Ill., and his senior campaign at Chilton High School in Chilton, Wis. His Chilton team in 1969 outscored its opponents 363-0.

The 6-3, 243-pound Irish tight end served as co-captain of the 1973 Notre Dame team that finished 11-0 and won the national title on a consensus basis after a 24-23 victory over top-rated and unbeaten Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He caught three passes for 75 yards in that contest.

Casper played his first two seasons at offensive left tackle in 1971 and '72 (he started final four games as a sophomore, then won honorable mention All-America honors in 1972 from Associated Press), then switched to tight end as a senior. Former Irish coach Ara Parseghian called Casper the best athlete he ever coached.

Casper finished with 21 career catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns, with all but two of those receptions coming in his senior campaign in '73. He was a participant in the 1974 College All-Star Game and the Hula Bowl. Selected Notre Dame's offensive MVP in '73, he also played earlier in his Notre Dame career as a linebacker, defensive tackle and split end.

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Sorry. ]]> Notre Dame Football BGIF http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68966-casper-5th-nd-member-chof-nflhof.html <![CDATA[Vote for Kevin Randal (Men's Lacross senior captain)]]> http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68929-vote-kevin-randal-mens-lacross-senior-captain.html Tue, 15 May 2012 01:46:06 GMT Lacrosse | Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
He's down by .1 % and voting ends today. Lets get to it.




(Sorry about it not being ND football, but its for a good cause) ]]> Notre Dame Football OutintheBend http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68929-vote-kevin-randal-mens-lacross-senior-captain.html Old ND Trading cards http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68916-old-nd-trading-cards.html Sun, 13 May 2012 23:34:04 GMT Excuse me if I put this in the wrong place. But in searching through my old baseball cards, I found several ND player cards. I never remember college players on cards, so I dont know if they are rare. I have sever Rocket Ismail cards saying 1990 Walter Camp Player of the Year, a Chris Zorich Lombardi Award winning card, and a Tim Brown Heisman Hero card. They are all in excellent shape because they have been in a glass case for the last 20+ years. If anyone is interested, PM me and I will send pics. Thanks Excuse me if I put this in the wrong place. But in searching through my old baseball cards, I found several ND player cards. I never remember college players on cards, so I dont know if they are rare. I have sever Rocket Ismail cards saying 1990 Walter Camp Player of the Year, a Chris Zorich Lombardi Award winning card, and a Tim Brown Heisman Hero card. They are all in excellent shape because they have been in a glass case for the last 20+ years. If anyone is interested, PM me and I will send pics. Thanks ]]> Notre Dame Football PADOMERNUT http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68916-old-nd-trading-cards.html Phil Steele http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68902-phil-steele.html Sat, 12 May 2012 17:45:40 GMT is starting the process of voting for best players at individual positions. TEs are currently up for voting. You know what to do. Phil Steele (http://www.philsteele.com/) is starting the process of voting for best players at individual positions. TEs are currently up for voting. You know what to do.

Phil Steele ]]> Notre Dame Football clashmore_mike http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68902-phil-steele.html Purdue and oversigning?? http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68890-purdue-oversigning.html Fri, 11 May 2012 23:44:59 GMT so according to oversigning.com, Purdue took an average of 24.22 players a year from '02-'10. That would have them signing more players than Vandy, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Minnesota would also be in this boat, and Michigan State comes in tied with Tennesee at 24.0 anually.

I thought the B1G had hard and fast oversinging rules, and apart from Vandy, it crushes my soul a little bit as a Wisco boy to think that a fine-upstanding institution like Minnesota would take more players than Florida!

Have I been led astray by the oversigning hype, is Purdue hemorrhaging players because of academic/behavior/it sucks to play at Purdue reasons, did Urban Meyer vanish players into a black hole... What shennanigans is going on here?? ]]> Notre Dame Football chubler http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68890-purdue-oversigning.html Boise may not join the Big East http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68882-boise-may-not-join-big-east.html Fri, 11 May 2012 17:51:25 GMT Report: Boise State reconsidering move to Big East - chicagotribune.com (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-report-boise-state-reconsidering-move-to-big-east-20120511,0,5231853.story) Report: Boise State reconsidering move to Big East - chicagotribune.com ]]> Notre Dame Football Cali_domer http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68882-boise-may-not-join-big-east.html Irish Spring wrap by ESPN http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68879-irish-spring-wrap-espn.html Fri, 11 May 2012 15:18:15 GMT Didn't see this posted anywhere. Nothing really surprising about the article.

ND spring wrap: Offseason issues remain - Notre Dame Football Blog - ESPN

Also a small article on BK and social media.

Brian Kelly re-visiting roots this weekend - Notre Dame Football Blog - ESPN ]]> Notre Dame Football Irishnuke http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68879-irish-spring-wrap-espn.html Meet the Pick: Harrison Smith http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68822-meet-pick-harrison-smith.html Tue, 08 May 2012 16:49:26 GMT Thought this was super cool. Meet The Pick: Harrison Smith (http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Meet-The-Pick-Harrison-Smith/07120ce9-e706-4e01-90ab-8dc97d7a2964) Thought this was super cool.


Meet The Pick: Harrison Smith ]]> Notre Dame Football andre784 http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68822-meet-pick-harrison-smith.html Holy cow the speed. George, Josh, and Chris http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68811-holy-cow-speed-george-josh-chris.html Tue, 08 May 2012 02:37:58 GMT Good article about the speed of George, Josh, and Chris Brown. Chris Brown is also burning down the house in other areas. Enough to have won a Big East event had he been competing.
Can't wait to see these guys in the fall. Desparately need the speed!

Atkinson brothers blaze in Big East 100m finals | Inside the Irish ]]> Notre Dame Football Irish YJ http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68811-holy-cow-speed-george-josh-chris.html Notre Dame’s ‘Five-Minute’ Plan http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68785-notre-dame-s-five-minute-plan.html Sun, 06 May 2012 20:27:14 GMT The Irish theme of "giving five minutes to Our Lady."

Lou Somogyi BGI
5/6/12

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After Parseghian’s Northwestern team finished 0-9 in 1957, the fiery young head coach was on the hot seat. He had just completed the second season of a three-year contract, so the clock was ticking.

With his career as a head coach on the line, Parseghian analyzed every detail of the program, from the equipment the players were wearing to off-season habits. During one film study, he studied the different length of plays in time duration. The longest play was usually a kickoff return, about 12 seconds, and the shortest were less than two seconds, a no-gain dive into the line.

On average, an offense will run about 70 to 80 plays per game, as will the defense. On average, each play worked out to about four seconds. So if you multiply four seconds by 70 to 80 plays, it translated into 280 to 320 seconds, or about 5 minutes of live, active, playing time.

Yes, talent was essential. No one could win without it. But the edge in a program, or a leg up on others, came from the three Es: Effort, Execution and Endurance.

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]]> Notre Dame Football BGIF http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68785-notre-dame-s-five-minute-plan.html 2013 Wish List http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68753-2013-wish-list.html Sat, 05 May 2012 03:07:27 GMT I thought this would be a good place for speculation and dreaming as to not clog up other threads I thought this would be a good place for speculation and dreaming as to not clog up other threads ]]> Notre Dame Football STLDomer http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68753-2013-wish-list.html Who will be the starting QB in Dublin? http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68730-who-will-starting-qb-dublin.html Fri, 04 May 2012 14:09:08 GMT I believe you got to go with Golson... Keil will end up transferring after next year... Once Golson plays he will not beable to come off the field I think Keil is going to be real good buti just feel Golson fits our system better. If Golson starts he will be there for the next 4 years. We another mobile Qb is comin in next year ...you red shirt him and once Golson graduates he will have two years left, sets us up for the next 6 yeara I believe you got to go with Golson...
Keil will end up transferring after next year...
Once Golson plays he will not beable to come off the field
I think Keil is going to be real good buti just feel Golson fits our system better. If Golson starts he will be there for the next 4 years. We another mobile Qb is comin in next year ...you red shirt him and once Golson graduates he will have two years left, sets us up for the next 6 yeara ]]> Notre Dame Football deblaz6497 http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68730-who-will-starting-qb-dublin.html Andy Staples has ND where they should be: Out of top 30 http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68717-andy-staples-has-nd-where-they-should-out-top-30-a.html Thu, 03 May 2012 19:43:20 GMT I like this top 25 better than ESPN's:

LSU, USC, Alabama lead post-spring practice Top 25 Power Rankings - Andy Staples - SI.com ]]> Notre Dame Football IrishSteelhead http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68717-andy-staples-has-nd-where-they-should-out-top-30-a.html Tommy Rees and Carlo Calabrese arrested http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68700-tommy-rees-carlo-calabrese-arrested.html Thu, 03 May 2012 09:07:56 GMT According to the South Bend news this morning Tommy Rees and Carlo Calabrese were arrested. Tommy was arrested for resisting, public intox, minor consumption, and assaulting an officer. Nothing said of Carlo. Looks like Golson has his chance. Normally I would be mad about this, but it's Tommy so see ya. ]]> Notre Dame Football 50milesSE ND http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68700-tommy-rees-carlo-calabrese-arrested.html Wood cracks Heisman list http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68694-wood-cracks-heisman-list.html Thu, 03 May 2012 03:22:08 GMT From ESPN Matt Fortuna Wood cracks Heisman Pundit watch list - Notre Dame Football Blog - ESPN

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We expressed our surprise in this space a month ago when Cierre Wood was pegged a Heisman darkhorse by the Heisman Pundit. But it appears Wood may be a little more than a darkhorse with the spring season wrapped up.

The Heisman Pundit released its first 18-man watch list for the award Wednesday, and Wood makes the cut. He will face three others from the watch list this coming season, as USC's Matt Barkley, Oklahoma's Landry Jones and Michigan's Denard Robinson all appear on the list, too.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Wood was largely overshadowed last year because of senior Jonas Gray's feel-good breakout campaign. The fact Notre Dame returns a running back who notched 1,102 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior cannot be overlooked, especially with most of the offensive line returning.

But strong springs from Theo Riddick and George Atkinson III have left me more convinced than I was a month ago that Wood simply won't get the touches needed to be in the conversation throughout the season. Nonetheless, the expectations are high for the senior entering 2012, and the backfield depth should only help his play, regardless of whether or not he gets any hardware for it.
Doubt he will even be invited to the banquet, but good to see he is getting some recognition. If we go 12-0 (highly unlikely), then he may have a good shot if he is healthy for all 12 games. Do you guys think he set to have a big year? ]]> Notre Dame Football NDhoosier http://www.irishenvy.com/forums/notre-dame-football/68694-wood-cracks-heisman-list.html